Set in New York City in the months preceding 9/11, Norman Manea's novel introduces us to the protagonist who, like the author himself, is a Romanian professor in exile and who struggles with loneliness, dislocation, the desire to hide. Yet his difficulties and dilemmas are uniquely his own, and his quest for inner peace - the comfort of a lair - is a literary journey of deep or...(展开全部)

At first blush readers may be a bit off-put at a black woman writing a history of white people and the usual questions are likely to arise. But as a historian it is Nell Irvin Painter's job to transcend identities such as race and gender and to remain objective about her subject matter. There are many compelling arguments about the relative pros and cons of writing about a part...(展开全部)

凯特·安德森·布劳尔（Kate Andersen Brower）曾为彭博新闻社报道过四年奥巴马政府。此前，她曾在CBS新闻台纽约分部和Fox新闻台华盛顿特区分部工作过，还为《华盛顿邮报》《彭博商业周刊》《华盛顿人杂志》等撰写过稿件。她与丈夫及两个子女居住在华盛顿特区的郊外。除本书外，布劳尔的新书《第一夫人》也即将由未读推出。

凯特·安德森·布劳尔（Kate Andersen Brower）曾为彭博新闻社报道过四年奥巴马政府。此前，她曾在CBS新闻台纽约分部和Fox新闻台华盛顿特区分部工作过，还为《华盛顿邮报》《彭博商业周刊》《华盛顿人杂志》等撰写过稿件。她与丈夫及两个子女居住在华盛顿特区的郊外。除本书外，布劳尔的新书《第一夫人》也即将由未读推出。

When these essays first appeared in "Artforum" in 1976, their impact was immediate. They were discussed, annotated, cited, collected, and translated - the three issues of "Artforum" in which they appeared have become nearly impossible to obtain. Having Brian O'Doherty's provocative essays available again is a signal event for the art world. This edition also includes "The Galle...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 德斯蒙德•苏华德（Desmond Seward，1935—），英国通俗历史作家。专长于中世纪英法历史，著有《百年战争简史》《僧侣战争》等。 【译者简介】 李家莉，历史学博士，西北师范大学历史文化学院副教授。专长于近代早期英国史、西欧中世纪史，著有《英国通史》（第一卷，合著）。

Brother turns on brother. The throne of England is at stake. The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun. . . . They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women. Elizabeth Woodville, a woman of extraordinary beau...(展开全部)

The setting is Kiev in 1918, a time of revolution, turmoil and civil war. The Germans have occupied the city, Petlyura's Socialists are camped outside awaiting their moment, while the Bolsheviks watch, contemplating their buried armaments. It is a time of suspense and anguished uncertainty for everyone, including the once-wealthy Turbin family, who, like the other last supporte...(展开全部)

“Great and terrible was the year of Our Lord 1918, of the Revolution the second.” It is 1918: the Russian Revolution has just ended, Ukraine is in the midst of civil war, and in Kiev, the two Turbin brothers are preparing to fight for the White Guard in the wake of their beloved mother’s death. Friends charge in from the streets amid an atmosphere of heady chaos, downing vodka,...(展开全部)

Discover Mikhail Bugakov's classic literary love letter to the city of Kyiv. Drawing closely on Bulgakov's personal experiences of the horrors of civil war as a young doctor, The White Guard takes place in Kyiv, 1918, a time of turmoil and suffocating uncertainty as the Bolsheviks, Socialists and Germans fight for control of the city. It tells the story of the Turbins, a once-w...(展开全部)